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In Brazil, almost half of the agricultural land is owned by just one per cent of the population. The government estimates that land reform would benefit some 4.5 million families - both agricultural workers and city slum-dwellers. Although successive governments have backed the policy, political opposition has so far prevented any meaningful progress. Now Brazil's President, Luiz Ignazio Lula da Silva, has announced plans to resettle more than 100,000 landless families this year, and promised an extra US$500 million towards agrarian reform over the next two years. Life visits the Northeastern state of Bahia to report on an initiative, which encourages the landless to club together to buy up land, with low-interest government loans.
'An informative update on the impacts of globalization in the life of one man. Geraldo's travails illustrate that, for the vast majority of laborers, globalization offers little more than fear, deprivation, and interminable uncertainty.' Prof. Timothy McGettigan, PhD, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University-Pueblo
'The importance of these films is that they are intended to raise awareness about global issues in young people, and can be used by anyone for this purpose. The quality of the films is excellent. They are documentaries about the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and include brief interviews with people who are actually involved in MDG programs, from various institutions and from the grassroots to executive level...The objective evidence about the current global crisis of insecurity, poverty, gender inequalities, environmental degradation, and lack of international cooperation is presented in a way that is both realistic and non-inflammatory.
Children are the future. Educational materials such as the Bullfrog Films are very important for the future of both humanity and the human habitat...The Bullfrog Films certainly can and should be shown to children, especially to high school students. But these films are most appropriate for those who prepare the children for responsible citizenship, including global citizenship. They are certainly appropriate for parents who want their children to know about the need for human solidarity and environmental sustainability. And, they are most appropriate for training teachers to plant the seed of global concerns in their students' minds and hearts.' Luis Gutierrez, Editor, Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence Research Newsletter
Citation
Main credits
Walker, Christopher (film director)
Richards, Jenny (consultant)
Gawin, Luke (film producer)
Khachooni, Lara (editor of moving image work)
Ferronato, Renata Angelica (translator)
Dunbar, Sally (narrator)
Agriculture; Brazil; Developing World; Economics; Environment; Geography; Human Rights; Humanities; Latin American Studies; Millennium Development Goals; Poverty; Sustainability; United Nations
Keywords
agriculture, landless workers' movement, landless workers, Brazil, slum-dwellers, Luiz Ignazio Lula da Silva, Bahia, loans, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals; "Brazil's Land Revolution"; Bullfrog Films
Distributor: Bullfrog Films
Length: 23 minutes
Date: 2005
Genre: Expository
Language: English
Grade: 7-12, College, Adult
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